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My Sober Skin

Living Sober

I think a big part of the reason I've never picked up a drink since I made the decision to stop doing that is that from Day One I put on my Sober Skin and left it there. and with that I metaphorically stepped out of my […]. The post My Sober Skin first appeared on Living Sober.

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De-normalizing child abuse?

Stop Abuse Campaign

I’ve had them most of my life. Sometimes, one of my daughters will shake me awake. Physical abuse is bad enough, but hearing my sisters being abused was worse. On those nights, I would fall asleep imagining that I was brave enough to stab my mother with her sewing shears. There was no one sober enough to rescue me.

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De-normalizing child abuse?

Stop Abuse Campaign

I’ve had them most of my life. Sometimes, one of my daughters will shake me awake. Physical abuse is bad enough, but hearing my sisters being abused was worse. On those nights, I would fall asleep imagining that I was brave enough to stab my mother with her sewing shears. There was no one sober enough to rescue me.

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